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Ṣifāʾ ʿAbd as-Salām Ǧaʿfar is a contemporary Egyptian philosopherworking mainly on the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889–1976). Oneof her concerns is the question of the relationship between philosophy and theology.This paper is the first to introduce Ǧaʿfar and her writings on Heidegger’stheology to a non-Arabic audience and traces her line of argument on the questionof philosophy and theology of Heidegger. The paper starts with an allusion toHeidegger’s early involvement in theology, which Ǧaʿfar considers to be the pointof origin and reference throughout his different phases of thinking. Heidegger’smain work of his early period, Time and Being , is then pointed out as a preliminaryto the true theology, which Ǧaʿfar calls non-traditional. On grounds ofHeidegger’s later works, and especially based on a comparison between Plotinand Heidegger, Ǧaʿfar claims that Heidegger’s theology can be considered to beclose to mysticism. This paper highlights that Ǧaʿfar participates with her argumentin current debates on Heidegger’s thoughts on theology and philosophy.In doing so she opens up a new ground for the Arabic dialogue with Heideggerdating back to the 1950s. This paper, in turn, aims to open the Arabic reception ofHeidegger as a new field of inquiry by focusing on its theological aspect.

Abstract

Ṣifāʾ ʿAbd as-Salām Ǧaʿfar is a contemporary Egyptian philosopherworking mainly on the German philosopher Martin Heidegger (1889–1976). Oneof her concerns is the question of the relationship between philosophy and theology.This paper is the first to introduce Ǧaʿfar and her writings on Heidegger’stheology to a non-Arabic audience and traces her line of argument on the questionof philosophy and theology of Heidegger. The paper starts with an allusion toHeidegger’s early involvement in theology, which Ǧaʿfar considers to be the pointof origin and reference throughout his different phases of thinking. Heidegger’smain work of his early period, Time and Being , is then pointed out as a preliminaryto the true theology, which Ǧaʿfar calls non-traditional. On grounds ofHeidegger’s later works, and especially based on a comparison between Plotinand Heidegger, Ǧaʿfar claims that Heidegger’s theology can be considered to beclose to mysticism. This paper highlights that Ǧaʿfar participates with her argumentin current debates on Heidegger’s thoughts on theology and philosophy.In doing so she opens up a new ground for the Arabic dialogue with Heideggerdating back to the 1950s. This paper, in turn, aims to open the Arabic reception ofHeidegger as a new field of inquiry by focusing on its theological aspect.

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